The Daily Star
| 9 months ago
The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief played down chances of a breakthrough when talks with Iran resume on Friday but said the agency would pursue access to a military site that diplomats say may have been cleansed of evidence of illicit nuclear activity.
Kansas City Star
| 9 months ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the summit of the Nonaligned Movement of mainly developing countries in Tehran next week despite strong opposition from Israel and Jewish groups outraged at Iran's calls for the destruction of Israel.U.N.
Jerusalem Post
| 9 months ago
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Wednesday that despite appeals from the US and Israel he will attend the Non-Aligned Movement's leadership summit next week in Tehran. A statement issued by his office said Ban will visit Tehran from August...
NOW Lebanon
| 9 months ago
Wednesday he had little hopes of a breakthrough at a meeting later this week with Iran to discuss Tehran's contested nuclear program. "I cannot say at this time that I am optimistic about the outcome of the coming meeting," Yukiya Amano, the head of...
The Daily Star
| 9 months ago
Iraq insisted Monday that its trade with Iran was honest, denying reports that it was helping the Islamic republic skirt sanctions by smuggling oil and moving cash in secret. Ali Mussawi, spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, said...
Times of Oman
| 9 months ago
With international sanctions squeezing Iran, the Islamic Republic is seeking to expand its banking foothold in the Caucasus nation of Armenia to make up for difficulties in countries it used to rely on to do business, according to diplomats and...
Channel NewsAsia
| 9 months ago
US regulators are investigating claims Deutsche Bank and other global banks funneled billions of dollars for Iran, Sudan and other sanctioned nations, The New York Times reported Saturday. The probe is still in its very early stages, law enforcement...
Fox News
| 9 months ago
FoxNews.com With the threat of $4-a-gallon gas once again hanging over the economy -- and over President Obama's re-election campaign -- the White House on Friday left the door open to tapping the country's oil reserve to ease prices. "A release of...
The New York Times
| 9 months ago
The rial has lost more than half its value against the dollar, and cross-border bank transfers and currency exchanges have become difficult, as sanctions have slashed Iran's vital oil revenue and cut the country off from international financial...
